My handy, well-worn dictionary leaps to my hand much like Thor’s hammer. As I write, words flow and leak onto the pages of my current project. But sometimes, they don’t look right. In those moments, I instinctively reach to my left and soon I’m thumbing my way through pages of [read more]
I was restless and anxious at home. I came to my office on this Sunday afternoon to seek clarity and to assign meaning to the insanity of the last several days. My time in church this morning didn’t help me immediately come to the answer. Prayers and tears for 20 [read more]
The young woman was dressed warmly. Her sign revealed her underlying anxiety. “Hi, Mom! I’m OK!” She watched the television monitors visible on the street to make certain that she was on camera behind the Today Show anchors. Moving on occasion to accommodate the change in camera angle, she was [read more]
If you’ll just let go, your hands will be free to . . . comfort a friend in pain carry a stranger’s burden steady yourself when your world is rocked graciously accept a gift smooth the wrinkles from the fabric of life If you’ll let go . . . empty [read more]
For years, I’ve been passing on the three most important words in mediation to my students. I say “passing on” because I was taught these three words by my professors, Randy Lowry and Peter Robinson. In those special moments when I share this valuable advice, I’m met with one of [read more]
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